Now let's pretend for a moment that a wardrobe writes a letter to Santa... what would it say?

Here's my (wardrobe's) version:

Dear Santa Claus,

greetings from Tina's wardrobe!

How is Mrs Claus, the elves and Rudolph? I bet you 're all into your freshly laundered outfits, ready for this holiday season! And perhaps you're sporting a deeper, trendier shade of red this time? Or did you just change the fur trim from your outfits into...shearling? :)

So, Santa, before I say anything else, I have to let you know that I 've been a very good wardrobe this year! I may be small and cramped, but I 've been neat and clean and got rid of my useless contents!

Don't I deserve a few treats? In case you were wondering, here's a few options:

- Clog boots. Now, my owner isn't 100% sure on these and is afraid they'd be hard to style, but I really like them and all the other "cool" wardrobes have them!

- Knit sweater/poncho. You see, most of my knits are black or grey turtle necks, I need sth pretty to look at (and that would keep my owner warm too).

- Silver necklace. Because I 've seen too many bohemian pieces this year and I miss the edgier ones a bit.

- Feather clutch. You see, that would make me think that I have more in common with Carrie Bradshaw's wardrobe than I really do!

Well, Santa, the choice is up to you... hope you have a good one this year and bring all the wardrobes of the world what they want (except for most of the celebrities' wardrobes, because they are all too crowded)!

Stay warm,

a plain and humble wardrobe.

Obviously this post is not to be taken too seriously - just a funny way of sharing with you a few pieces that I 've been eyeing for this winter!

What do you think of the clog boots? Too... questionable?

And, what would your wardrobe ask from Santa? :)

PS: Please take a couple of seconds to answer my poll question to the right!

So, it's almost winter, meaning it's that time of year when the weather starts to take a toll on one's skin; the hands and lips are the first to show signs of dryness. I find that the lips particularly are the ones that suffer the most from the lower temperatures, since they naturally don't produce any oil, which means that a good lip moisturiser is crucial.

And that's even more the case for those of us that have a dry skintype to begin with - now, I don't know about you but I 've been on the hunt for my holy grail lip balm for quite some time now!

And I may have come very very close to finding it in a product by Malin + Goetz, a fairly new New York brand, that focuses entirely on skincare.

Their lip moisturiser comes in a sanitary squeeze tube and claims to work as a soothing treatment, that hydrates dry and chapped lips.From my experience it does exactly so!

It feels nourishing on the lips immediately upon application and will continue to work its moisturising magic for as long as you keep it on, but, fear not, your lips will still benefit from its hydrating properties for longer after that! I tested it both during the day and overnight and found that even after it wore off, my lips were noticeably softer and smoother. It's a clear and fragrance-free gel formula, not at all runny (ensuring that it will stay on for a reasonable amount of time). Did I mention that it's not sticky, at all? :)

In other words, a lip treatment that really delivers, without feeling thick or heavy on! Must be sth about its absorbent fatty acid technology (and I 'm a huge fan of scientific breakthroughs in the beauty industry).

However, as much as I *adore* this product for its great results, there are a couple of things that didn't make me 100% happy (ok, maybe I 'm a tough crowd):a. it doesn't have any spf, and in my opinion it should (lips don't produce a lot of melanin either), andb. it's not ideal as a lip primer. If your lipstick is more of a satin finish, then yes, you could be able to make this work, but keep in mind that it will completely change the finish of your lipstick to sth creamier; if the lipstick is creamy to start with, then it will separate and settle in your fine lines, not a good look. But then again, lip treatments are probably not meant to double as lip primers, are they...?

That said, my next purchase will be their mojito scented one, sounds yummy!If you're interested in this, you can check for your local availability here, otherwise zuneta.com is a great alternative.

So, over to you guys: what is your all-time favourite lip balm?And most importantly, is there such a thing as a great lip moisturiser that can work as a lip primer too or is that too much to ask for?

So, just when everyone was going crazy over Urban Decay's Naked palette (and, I suspect some of you still are), it was the release of a palette from another brand that caught my attention.

I must admit though, not a very different one in principle, since we 're still in the neutral eyeshadow business: I'm talking about NYX's Nude on Nude Natural Look kit.

This mini kit contains 9 eyeshadows and 2 lip colours to help you achieve a very natural makeup look...or so NYX says, anyway.

Let's take a closer look:

What you 'll first notice about this kit, is that it's pretty tiny. It measures 2.3'' x 2.3'' x 0.8'', thus being an excellent throw-in-your-bag kind of item - I should know since it's the one palette I throw in my makeup bag without much thinking. It has a mirror underneath the lid and a drawer thingy for the lip colours. There's also two applicators included: a sponge one for the eyeshadows and a lip brush for the lipsticks, both of which are dual ended.

From what you can see in the photo above, this kit has a very nice selection of neutral eyeshadows, in both shade and finish. You have your matte/satin greys, some shimmery beige coppers and a couple of glittery darker browns. The pigmentation is quite good too, although I 'd have wished it was more intense for the 2 greys. Also, I think I discovered a couple of dupes: the first two shades in the second row come very close to MAC's All That Glitters and Bronze respectively. Sadly, the consistency of these eyeshadows is not the best you've come across: many of them are quite powdery and extremely prone to falling out, something that may be a bit of a problem, depending on what eyeshadows you use on a regular basis. If you're willing to work around that, however, you can create some lovely eye makeup looks:

To the left you have a nighttime look, which btw is totally washed out in the bottom left picture, due to the camera flash; the top left shows it pretty much as is. For this look I used 5+7 and placed that all over the lid, 9 for the outer corner and 6+9 for the crease. 5 was also used for the lower lashline and 8 in the inner corner.And to the right, you have a very easy daytime look(and my recent everyday eye too): 4 all over the lid and 2+3 for the crease.No. 1 was used for both looks as a highlighter.

I guess now you can see why I take this kit with me pretty much everywhere, no?

And it would have been even better, if only....

...it didn't have that stupid lip colour drawer! I mean, come on, those are the shades they came up with to complement the natural look this kit claims to achieve?!A frosty rosy shade (that could be great for Nanny Pat from The Only Way Is Essex btw) and a bubblegum pink? And none of these two shades look anything like the lipstick on the model on the NYX website either! Errr NYX, what was the idea behind this?The bubblegum pink, however, is not so bad if you 're into those shades of pink, but surely, there's nothing natural about it, is there? Cos it screams "artificial" on me! Lol!

To sum things up, I like this palette, it's extremely handy with good, but not great eyeshadows.The lip colours, I could have definitely lived without, but I guess that for its price, I shouldn't be really complaining (it costs $11 on NYX's website, but I think I got it for even cheaper on ebay).

So, what do you think of this palette?What are the best neutral palettes out there (yeah, I know 99% of you will say UD Naked, but surprise me!)?